mlb Game Recap
Oakland Tops Houston 8-5 - Recap
Oakland got a 8-5 victory over Houston on Saturday, with Cole Irvin earning the victory and helping Athletics moneyline bettors cash out.
Oakland was an underdog by +240 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.
Cole Irvin earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 7 hits and 4 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Seth Brown in the win.
Houston got a 1-inning outing from Will Smith in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 1 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Alex Bregman had 2 hits in the loss for the Astros.
The game was closed out by Domingo Acevedo who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.